Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)
NYSE: CNI · Real-Time Price · USD
115.91
+1.01 (0.88%)
Jun 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Canadian National Railway Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 28 analysts polled by S&P Global, Canadian National Railway stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $116.11. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.17% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $95.4 (-17.69%) and the highest is $135.11 (+16.56%).

Price Target: $116.11 (+0.17%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$95.4$116.11$116.71$135.11
Change-17.69%+0.17%+0.69%+16.56%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Canadian National Railway stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy111010111010
Buy555555
Hold131313111111
Sell011111
Strong Sell111111
Total303030292828

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Argus Research
Argus Research
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
HoldReiteratesn/an/aJun 17, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$110
BuyMaintains$110-5.10%Jun 12, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 12, 2026
CIBC
CIBC
Buy
Maintains
$116$129
BuyMaintains$116$129+10.87%Jun 9, 2026
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Buy
Maintains
$128$138
BuyMaintains$128$138+19.06%Jun 5, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
17.94B
from 17.30B
Increased by 3.69%
Revenue Next Year
18.77B
from 17.94B
Increased by 4.58%
EPS This Year
7.85
from 7.63
Increased by 2.92%
EPS Next Year
8.75
from 7.85
Increased by 11.46%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
14.48B17.11B16.83B17.05B17.30B17.94B
Revenue Growth
4.76%18.17%-1.63%1.30%1.51%3.69%
Gross Profit
8.11B9.62B9.45B9.31B9.81B6.82B
Gross Margin
56.04%56.25%56.14%54.63%56.67%38.01%
Operating Income
6.01B7.34B7.08B6.78B7.12B6.77B
Net Income
4.90B5.12B5.63B4.45B4.72B4.76B
EPS
----7.637.85
EPS Growth
----7.46%2.92%
Forward PE
-----21.00
Dividend / Share
2.462.933.163.383.553.66
Dividend Growth
-19.11%7.85%6.96%5.03%3.18%
Free Cash Flow
2.45B3.14B2.86B2.58B2.38B4.05B
No. Analysts
-----25
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is CAD.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High18.4B
Avg17.9B
Low17.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
6.3%
Avg
3.7%
Low
1.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High8.10
Avg7.85
Low7.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
6.2%
Avg
2.9%
Low
0.9%